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Katie George visited New York from New Mexico years ago. She remembers the sound of the flushing toilet at the WTC--it was a unique noise, high-powered and industrial.

Kate Tour is afraid of heights. When saw a picture of two people holding hands and jumping off the tower on 9/11, she thought they must be the bravest people in the world.

Virginian Jennifer Kronstein remembers hearing random reports of a plane flying into the WTC on the morning of 9/11 and wondering what kind of idiot would do that. Then the news became clearer. Her dad was supposed to meet with the Port Authority…

Ian Hochberg, who lives in Maryland, visited the WTC in the 1970s and remembers the silence on the observation deck. He visited Ground Zero in October and was again struck by the silence amid the destruction.

On September 10, 2001, Nashville songwriter Joe Nolan wrote Blue Turns Black, a song so serious that he wondered where the emotions had come from. The next day, the composition suddenly made more sense.

Oregonian Cheri Goodwin went to the top of the WTC on Superbowl Sunday. She remembers all the foreigners, the sounds of the wind in the plaza, yelling, and having fun.

Stephanie Menser, who lives in Seattle, would like the voices from NPR on September 11 to be preserved. The broadcasts made her feel connected to events happening 3,000 miles away.

Robin Greenstein was a temp at the WTC and often went swing dancing at Windows on the World after work. She recalls the sound of the elevators. She saved the messages she received from friends in Denmark on 9/11.

A New Yorker who now lives in California, Tim Landek watched the WTC being built from his grandmother's apartment.

Kansan Anne Foster has never been to NYC, but she says NPR host Bob Edwards' calm announcement when the first tower collapsed has stuck in her audio memory.

Idaho resident Al Kristal visited New York last January and watched the silent film Nosferatu at the World Financial Center. The Club Foot Orchestra provided a live soundtrack for the movie. He thinks this music would be great to have as a memorial…

Jason Muller of Chicago remembers riding the elevators up to Windows on the World. He recalls feeling deaf after stepping off the elevator--it seemed so silent with the air pressure change.

Sara Lucas Torpey was in England for her father's funeral on 9/11. She watched the British news with her American husband--it felt disconnected and strange.

Margaret Lobato, who lives in Utah, wrote a poem called Twin Towers USA 9/11 2001 in five verses describing what she felt and saw on 9/11.

Publisher John Rollins lost his best friend, Mike, who worked at Cantor Fitzgerald. He is cataloging such items as CDs of Mike's favorite songs and video footage of his life.

John Weber remarks that just as people know where they were when JFK was shot, now they'll remember when they first heard about the Twin Towers. John was on Route 18 in New Jersey on his way to work.

Colorado poet Orfeo reads DIA the Day After, which he wrote on September 14, 2001. DIA stands for Denver International Airport.

An anonymous woman from Kansas describes absolute silence as the only sound she can relate to the tragedy.

Lewis talks about Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, the last band that played in the WTC plaza.

Steve Duniec came up to NYC from North Carolina a few days before 9/11. He had a doorman take a photo of him with his wife and the WTC in background.